Dr Robert Tait

• PhD, Faculty of Medicine, University of Western Australia
• BSc (Hons), Psychology, University of Western Australia

• Alcohol
• Tobacco
• Illicit Drugs
• Internet Interventions
• Youth
• Self-harm / suicide
• Long-term outcomes

• The health, social and economic implications of risk-taking in adolescence over the life-course: a data linkage study of the Raine cohort

• Examining the social and economic costs of alcohol use in Australia
• Quantifying the social and economic costs of cannabis and opioid use in Australia
• Brief intervention evaluation – Daybreak online program
• Quantifying the social and economic costs of tobacco in Australia
• The influence of social media on young people's alcohol consumption behaviors: A comparison of factors between Australia and India - PhD Project
• Evaluation of an optimal service for users of methamphetamine
• Alcohol brief intervention evaluation
• Development of an online intervention program, Breaking the Ice
• Internet interventions for substance use problems: Can the ideal of universal care be fulfilled?
• The social costs of methamphetamine in Australia 2013/14: establishing a methodology to identify the social costs of drugs and alcohol
• An adaptation of “SnowControl”, an internet delivered intervention for problematic cocaine use, to an intervention for problematic methamphetamine use
• An internet based intervention for psychostimulant use that is relevant as a treatment program by athletes who have a psychostimulant misuse issue

Duko, B., Pereira, G., Tait, R., J., Bedaso, A., Newnham, J., Betts, K. and Alati, R. (2022). Prenatal alcohol exposure and offspring subsequent alcohol use: A systematic review. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109324 [RJ1818] View web page

Duko, B., Pereira, G., Tait, R., J., Betts, K., Newnham, J. and Alati, R. (2022). Prenatal alcohol and tobacco exposures and the risk of cannabis use in offspring: Findings from a population-based cohort study. Neurotoxicology and Teratology, 90. doi:10.1016/j.ntt.2022.107064 [RJ1859] View web page

Duko, B., Pereira, G., Tait, R., J., Betts, K., Newnham, J. and Alati, R. (2022). Prenatal tobacco and alcohol exposures and the risk of anxiety symptoms in young adulthood: A population-based cohort study. Psychiatry Research, 310. doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114466 [RJ1862] View web page

Dunn, M., Bradley, C., Ayonrinde, O., A., Van Rooyen, D., Tait, R., J., White, S., Fisher, P., Sunanda, G., Mehta, S. and Ayonrinde, O., T. (2022). The prevalence and significance of gestational cannabis use at an Australian tertiary hospital. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. doi:10.1111/ajo.13589 [RJ1930] View web page

Tait, R., J., Ivers, R., Marino, J., Doherty, D., Graham, P., L., Cunich, M., Sanci, L., Steinbeck, K., Straker, L. and Skinner, S. (2022). Mental health and behavioural factors involved in road traffic crashes by young adults: analysis of the Raine Study. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 76, (6), pp. 556-562. doi:10.1136/jech-2021-218039 [RJ1740] View web page

Ayano, G., Betts, K., Lin, A., Tait, R., J. and Alati, R. (2021). Maternal and paternal mental health problems and the risk of offspring depression in late adolescence: findings from the Raine Study. Journal of Mental Health. doi:10.1080/09638237.2021.1875423 [RJ1625] View web page

Ayano, G., Betts, K., Tait, R., J., Dachew, B., A. and Alati, R. (2021). Maternal depressive and anxiety symptoms and the risk of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms in offspring aged 17: Findings from the Raine Study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 284, pp. 149-156. doi:10.1016/j.jad.2021.02.024 [RJ1677] View web page

Ayano, G., Lin, A., Betts, K., Tait, R., J., Dachew, B., A. and Alati, R. (2021). Risk of conduct and oppositional defiant disorder symptoms in offspring of parents with mental health problems: Findings from the Raine Study. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 138, pp. 53-59. doi:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.03.054 [RJ1712] View web page

Ayano, G., Lin, A., Dachew, B., A., Tait, R., J., Betts, K. and Alati, R. (2021). The impact of parental mental health problems on the educational outcomes of their offspring: Findings from the Raine Study. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. doi:10.1177/00048674211025633 [RJ1737] View web page

Ayano, G., Lin, A., Tait, R., J., Alati, R. and Betts, K. (2021). Associations of maternal and paternal mental health problems with offspring anxiety at age 20 years: Findings from a population-based prospective cohort study. Psychiatric Research, 299. doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2021.113922 [RJ1592] View web page

Ayonrinde, O., T., Ayonrinde, O., A., Van Rooyen, D., Tait, R., J., Dunn, M., Mehta, S., White, S. and Ayonrinde, O., K. (2021). Association between gestational cannabis exposure and maternal, perinatal, placental, and childhood outcomes. Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, 12, (5), pp. 694-703. doi:10.1017/S2040174420001166 [RJ1785] View web page

Duko, B., Pereira, G., Betts, K., Tait, R., J., Newnham, J. and Alati, R. (2021). Prenatal alcohol and tobacco use and the risk of depression in offspring at age 17 years: Findings from the Raine Study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 279, pp. 426-433. doi:10.1016/j.jad.2020.10.030 [RJ1610] View web page

Duko, B., Pereira, G., Betts, K., Tait, R., J., Newnham, J. and Alati, R. (2021). Prenatal exposure to maternal, but not paternal, tobacco smoking is associated with smoking in adolescence. Addictive Behaviors, 117. doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.106871 [RJ1675] View web page

Duko, B., Pereira, G., Tait, R., J., Newnham, J., Betts, K. and Alati, R. (2021). Prenatal tobacco exposure and the risk of conduct disorder symptoms in offspring at the age of 14 years: Findings from the Raine Study. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 142, pp. 1-8. doi:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.07.030 [RJ1739] View web page

Duko, B., Pereira, G., Tait, R., J., Nyadanu, S., D., Betts, K. and Alati, R. (2021). Prenatal Tobacco Exposure and the Risk of Tobacco Smoking and Dependence in Offspring: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 227. doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108993 [RJ1757] View web page

Hazeldine, S., Davies, I., Tait, R., J. and Olynyk, J. (2021). Critical role of general practitioners in preventing readmission following emergency department alcohol screening and brief intervention management of alcohol-related problems. Journal of Primary Care and Community Health, 12. doi:10.1177/21501327211027437 [RJ1497] View web page

Whetton, S., Tait, R., J., Gilmore, W., Dey, T., Agramunt, S., Abdul Halim, S., McEntee, A., Mukhtar, A., Roche, A., Allsop, S. and Chikritzhs, T., N. (2021). Examining the Social and Economic Costs of Alcohol Use in Australia: 2017/18. In Tait, R., J. and Allsop, S. (eds.). National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia. ISBN: 978-0-6487367-5-2 [T302] Download PDF

Ayonrinde, O., T., Ayonrinde, O., A., Van Rooyen, D., Tait, R., J., Dunn, M., Mehta, S., White, S. and Ayonrinde, O., K. (2020). Association between cannabis exposure and maternal, perinatal, placental, and childhood outcomes. Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease. doi:10.1017/S2040174420001166 [RJ1618] View web page

Duko, B., Pereira, G., Betts, K., Tait, R., J., Newnham, J. and Alati, R. (2020). Associations of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Offspring Harmful Alcohol Use: Findings from the Raine Study. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 217. doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108305 [RJ1626] View web page

Tait, R., J. and Hulse, G., K. (2020). Brief and e-Health interventions for the treatment of alcohol or other drug addiction. In Johnson, B. (ed.) Addiction Medicine: Science and Practice (2nd ed). Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA. ISBN: 978-0-323-75440-8 [CH213]

Whetton, S., Tait, R., J., Chrzanowska, A., Donnelly, N., McEntee, A., Mukhtar, A., Zahra, E., Campbell, G., Degenhardt, L., Dey, T., Abdul Halim, S., Hall, W., Makate, M., Norman, R., Peacock, A., Roche, A. and Allsop, S. (2020). Quantifying the Social Costs of Cannabis Use to Australia in 2015/16. National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia. ISBN: 978-0-6487367-4-5 [T287] Download PDF

Whetton, S., Tait, R., J., Chrzanowska, A., Donnelly, N., McEntee, A., Mukhtar, A., Zahra, E., Campbell, G., Degenhardt, L., Dey, T., Abdul Halim, S., Hall, W., Makate, M., Norman, R., Peacock, A., Roche, A. and Allsop, S. (2020). Quantifying the Social Costs of Pharmaceutical Opioid Misuse and Illicit Opioid Use to Australia in 2015/16. National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia. ISBN: 978-0-6487367-0-7 [T277] Download PDF

Boumparis, N., Loheide-Niesmann, L., Blanker, M., Ebert, D., D., Schaub, M., Spijkerman, R., Tait, R., J. and Riper, H. (2019). The short- and long-term effects of digital prevention and treatment interventions for cannabis use reduction: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 200, pp. 82-94. doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.03.016 [RJ1476] View web page

Cartwright, K. and Tait, R., J. (2019). Service providers’ experience of methamphetamine and the portrayal of the ‘ice epidemic’ in remote Australia. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 27, (1), pp. 83-87. doi:10.1111/ajr.12483 [RJ1378] View web page

Makate, M., Whetton, S., Tait, R., J., Dey, T., Scollo, M., Banks, E., Norman, R., Pidd, K., Roche, A. and Allsop, S. (2019). Tobacco Cost of Illness Studies: A Systematic Review. Nicotine and Tobacco Research. doi:10.1093/ntr/ntz038 [RJ1448] View web page

Najman, J., M., Plotnikova, M., Horwood, J., Silins, E., Fergusson, D., M., Patton, G., Olsson, C., A., Hutchinson, D., Degenhardt, L., Tait, R., J., Youssef, G., Borschmann, R., Coffey, C., Toumbourou, J. and Mattick, R. (2019). Does adolescent heavier alcohol use predict young adult aggression and delinquency? Parallel analyses from four Australasian cohort studies. Aggressive Behavior. doi:10.1002/ab.21828 [RJ1135] View web page

Tait, R., J. and Haywood, S. (2019). An Evaluation of Holyoake’s Specialist Methamphetamine Team Program. National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia. ISBN: 978-0-9942806-7-1 [R340] Download PDF

Tait, R., J. (2019). An evaluation of a participatory health promotion mobile app addressing alcohol use problems: The “Daybreak” program. National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia. ISBN: 978-0-9942806-8-8 [R341] Download PDF

Tait, R., J., Paz Castro, R., Kirkman, J., Moore, J. and Schaub, M. (2019). The “Daybreak” program, a digital intervention addressing alcohol use problems: A quasi experimental trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 21, (9), pp. e14967. doi:10.2196/14967 [RJ1496] View web page

Whetton, S., Tait, R., J., Scollo, M., Banks, E., Chapman, J., Dey, T., Abdul Halim, S., Makate, M., McEntee, A., Mukhtar, A., Norman, R., Pidd, K., Roche, A. and Allsop, S. (2019). Identifying the Social Costs of Tobacco Use to Australia in 2015/16. National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia. ISBN: 978-0-9942806-9-5 [T273] Download PDF

Gupta, H., Lam, T., Pettigrew, S. and Tait, R., J. (2018). Alcohol marketing on YouTube: Exploratory analysis of content adaptation to enhance user engagement in different national contexts. BMC Public Health, 18, (141). doi:10.1186/s12889-018-5035-3 [RJ1397] View web page

Gupta, H., Lam, T., Pettigrew, S. and Tait, R., J. (2018). The association between exposure to social media alcohol marketing and youth alcohol use in India and Australia. BMC Public Health, 18, (726). doi:10.1186/s12889-018-5645-9 [RJ1393] View web page

Hattingh, L. and Tait, R., J. (2018). Pharmacy-based alcohol misuse services: current perspectives. Integrated Pharmacy Research and Practice, 7, pp. 21-31. doi:10.2147/IPRP.S140431 [RJ1419] View web page

Rechichi, V., Chikritzhs, T., N., Moore, D., McBride, N., Tait, R., J., Lam, T. and Lenton, S. (2018). Submission on the Consultation Draft: National Alcohol Strategy 2018-2026. National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia. [R322]

Silins, E., Horwood, J., Najman, J., M., Patton, G., Toumbourou, J., Olsson, C., A., Hutchinson, D., Degenhardt, L., Fergusson, D., M., Becker, K., Boden, J., M., Borschmann, R., Plotnikova, M., Youssef, G., Tait, R., J., Clare, P., Hall, W., Mattick, R. and Cannabis Research Consortium (2018). Adverse adult consequences of different alcohol use patterns in adolescence: An integrative analysis of data to age 30 years from four Australasian cohorts. Addiction. doi:10.1111/add.14263 [RJ1426] View web page

Tait, R., J. (2018). Alcohol Screening & Brief Intervention: An Evaluation of the Fiona Stanley Hospital Program: Six month outcomes. National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth. [R342]

Tait, R., J., Kirkman, J. and Schaub, M. (2018). A randomized controlled trial of a participatory health promotion mobile app addressing alcohol use problems: The “Daybreak” program study protocol. Journal of Medical Internet Research Research Protocols, 7, (5), pp. e1-11. doi:10.2196/resprot.9982 [RJ1424] View web page

Tait, R., J., Whetton, S., Shanahan, M., Cartwright, K., Ferrante, A., Gray, D., Kaye, S., S., McKetin, R., Pidd, K., Ritter, A., Roche, A. and Allsop, S. (2018). Quantifying the societal cost of methamphetamine use to Australia. International Journal of Drug Policy, 62, pp. 30-36. doi:10.1016/j.drugpo.2018.08.015 [RJ1452] View web page

Blaszczynski, A., Tait, R., J. and Mattick, R. (2017). Addictive disorders. In Rieger, E. (ed.) Abnormal Psychology: Leading Researcher Perspectives (4th ed). McGraw Hill Education, North Ryde, NSW. ISBN: 9781743078020 [CH212]

Gupta, H., Lam, T., Pettigrew, S. and Tait, R., J. (2017). A cross-national comparison of the Twitter feeds of popular alcohol brands in India and Australia. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy. pp. 1-9. doi:10.1080/09687637.2017.1411886 [RJ1391] View web page

Gupta, H., Pettigrew, S., Lam, T. and Tait, R., J. (2017). How alcohol marketing engages users with alcohol brand content on Facebook: An Indian and Australian perspective. Critical Public Health. doi:10.1080/09581596.2017.1318203 [RJ1244] View web page

Tait, R., J. (2017). Comparison of subjective wellbeing in substance users and the parents or partners of substance users. Drug and Alcohol Review. doi:10.1111/dar.12615 [RJ1341] View web page

Whetton, S., Shanahan, M., Cartwright, K., Duraisingam, V., Ferrante, A., Gray, D., Kaye, S., S., Kostadinov, V., McKetin, R., Pidd, K., Roche, A., Tait, R., J. and Allsop, S. (2017). The Social Costs of Methamphetamine in Australia 2013/14. National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia. ISBN: 978-0-9942806-0-2 [T246] Download PDF

Hattingh, L., Hallett, J. and Tait, R., J. (2016). 'Making the invisible visible’ through alcohol screening and brief intervention in community pharmacies: an Australian feasibility study. BMC Public Health. doi:10.1186/s12889-016-3805-3 [RJ1274] View web page

Gupta, H., Pettigrew, S., Lam, T. and Tait, R., J. (2016). A systematic review of the impact of exposure to internet-based alcohol-related content on young people’s alcohol use behaviours. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 51, (6), pp. 763-771. doi:10.1093/alcalc/agw050 [RJ1203] View web page

Tait, R., J. (2016). An Evaluation of Holyoake’s Group Programs. National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia. ISBN: 978-0-9942806-1-9 [T255] Download PDF

Tait, R., J., Caldicott, D., Mountain, D., Hill, S. and Lenton, S. (2016). A systematic review of adverse events arising from the use of synthetic cannabinoids and their associated treatment, 54, (1), pp. 1-13. doi:10.3109/15563650.2015.1110590 [RJ1100] View web page

Tait, R., J., Teoh, L., Kelty, E., Geelhoed, E., Mountain, D. and Hulse, G., K. (2016). Emergency department based intervention with adolescent substance users: 10 year economic and health outcomes. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 165, pp. 168-174. doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.06.005 [RJ1200] View web page

Gulliver, A., Farrer, L., Chan, J., Tait, R., J., Bennett, K., Calear, A. and Griffiths, K., M. (2015). Technology-based interventions for tobacco and other drug use in tertiary students: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 10, (5). doi:10.1186/s13722-015-0027-4 [RJ1034] View web page

Hutchinson, D., Silins, E., Mattick, R., Patton, G., Fergusson, D., M., Hayatbakhsh, R., Toumbourou, J., Olsson, C., A., Spry, E., Tait, R., J., Degenhardt, L., Swift, W., Butterworth, P. and Horwood, J. (2015). How can data harmonisation benefit mental health research? An example of The Cannabis Cohorts Research Consortium (CCRC). Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 49, (4), pp. 317-323. doi:10.1177/0004867415571169 [RJ1050] View web page

Silins, E., Fergusson, D., M., Patton, G., Horwood, J., Olsson, C., A., Hutchinson, D., Degenhardt, L., Tait, R., J., Borschmann, R., Coffey, C., Toumbourou, J., Najman, J., M. and Mattick, R. (2015). Adolescent substance use and educational attainment: An integrative data analysis comparing cannabis and alcohol from three Australasian cohorts. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 156, pp. 90-96. doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.08.034 [RJ1101] View web page

Tait, R., J. (2015). Alcohol-related victimisation: Differences between sexual minorities and heterosexuals in an Australian national sample. Drug and Alcohol Review, 34, (4), pp. 366-374. doi:10.1111/dar.12265 [RJ1033] View web page

Tait, R., J. and Lenton, S. (2015). Online alcohol interventions, sexual violence and intimate partner violence: A systematic review. Internet Interventions, 2, (2), pp. 152-160. doi:10.1016/j.invent.2015.03.001 [RJ1017] View web page

Tait, R., J., McKetin, R., Kay-Lambkin, F., J., Carron-Arthur, B., Bennett, A., Bennett, K., Christensen, H. and Griffiths, K., M. (2015). Six-month outcomes of a web-based intervention for users of amphetamine-type stimulants: Randomized controlled trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 17, (4), pp. e105. doi:10.2196/jmir.3778 [RJ1032] View web page

Blaszczynski, A., Tait, R., J. and Mattick, R. (2014). Addictive Disorders. In Rieger, E. (ed.) Abnormal Psychology: Leading Researcher Perspectives (3rd ed). McGraw Hill Education, North Ryde, NSW. pp. 264-305. ISBN: 9781743078020 [CH201]

Silins, E., Horwood, J., Patton, G., Fergusson, D., M., Olsson, C., A., Hutchinson, D., Spry, E., Toumbourou, J., Degenhardt, L., Swift, W., Coffey, C., Tait, R., J., Letcher, P., Copeland, J., Mattick, R. and Cannabis Research Consortium (2014). Young adult sequelae of adolescent cannabis use: An integrative analysis across three Australasian cohorts. Lancet Psychiatry, 1, (4), pp. 286–293. doi:10.1016/S2215-0366(14)70307-4 [RJ1016] View web page

Tait, R., J. and Lenton, S. (2014). Commentary on Williams et al. (2014): Family matters: new resources for managing opioid overdose with take-home naloxone. Addiction, 109, (2), pp. 260-261. doi:10.1111/add.12396 [RJ946] View web page

Tait, R., J., Brinker, J., Moller, C., I. and French, D., J. (2014). Rumination, Substance Use and Self-harm in a Representative Australian Adult Sample. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 70, (3), pp. 283-93. doi:10.1002/jclp.22025 [RJ909] View web page

Tait, R., J., McKetin, R., Kay-Lambkin, F., J., Carron-Arthur, B., Bennett, A., Bennett, K., Christensen, H. and Griffiths, K., M. (2014). A web-based intervention for users of amphetamine-type stimulants: 3-month outcomes of a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research Mental Health, 1, (1), pp. e1-e12. doi:10.2196/mental.3278 [RJ1018] View web page

Farrer, L., Gulliver, A., Chan, J., Batterham, P., J., Reynolds, J., Calear, A., Tait, R., J., Bennett, K. and Griffiths, K., M. (2013). A systematic review of technology-based interventions for mental health in tertiary students. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 15, (5), pp. e101. doi:10.2196/jmir.2639 [RJ907] View web page

George, A., Olesen, S. and Tait, R., J. (2013). Ecstasy use and depression: A 4-year longitudinal study among an Australian general community sample. Psychopharmacology, 229, (4), pp. 713-721. doi:10.1007/s00213-013-3132-7 [RJ905] View web page

Moller, C., I., Tait, R., J. and Byrne, D., G. (2013). Deliberate Self-harm, Substance Use and Negative Affect in Non-Clinical Samples: A Systematic Review. Substance Abuse, 34, (2), pp. 188-207. doi:10.1080/08897077.2012.693462 [RJ906] View web page

Tait, R., J., George, A. and Olesen, S. (2013). 'Ecstasy' and the Use of Sleep Medications in a General Community Sample: A Four Year Follow-up. Addiction, 108, (5), pp. 1640-48. doi:10.1111/add.12200 [RJ894] View web page

Tait, R., J., Spijkerman, R. and Riper, H. (2013). Internet and Computer Based Interventions for Cannabis Use: A Meta-Analysis. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 133, (2), pp. 295-304. doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2013.05.012 [RJ908] View web page

French, D., J., Jang, S., Tait, R., J. and Anstey, K., J. (2013). Cross-national gender differences in the socioeconomic factors associated with smoking in Australia, the United States of America and South Korea. International Journal of Public Health, 58, (3), pp. 345-53. doi:10.1007/s00038-012-0430-5 [RJ] View web page

Moller, C., I., Tait, R., J. and Byrne, D., G. (2013). Self-harm, substance use and psychological distress in the Australian general population. Addiction, 108, (1), pp. 211-20. doi:10.1111/j.1360-0443.2012.04021.x [RJ] View web page

Tait, R., J., French, D., J., Burns, R., A., Byles, J., E. and Anstey, K., J. (2013). Alcohol, Hospital Admissions and Falls in Older Adults: A Longitudinal Evaluation. International Psychogeriatrics, 25, (6), pp. 901-912. doi:10.1017/S1041610213000173 [RJ] View web page

Farid, W., O., Lawrence, A., J., Krstew, E., V., Tait, R., J., Hulse, G., K. and Dunlop, S., A. (2012). Maternally administered sustained-release naltrexone in rats affects offspring neurochemistry and behaviour in adulthood. PloS One, 7, (12), pp. e52812. [RJ]

Horwood, J., Fergusson, D., M., Coffey, C., Patton, G., Tait, R., J., Smart, D., Letcher, P., Silins, E. and Hutchinson, D. (2012). Cannabis and depression: An integrative data analysis of four Australasian cohorts. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 126, (3), pp. 369-378. [RJ]

Olesen, S., Butterworth, P., Jacomb, P. and Tait, R., J. (2012). Personal factors influence use of cervical cancer screening services: epidemiological survey and linked administrative data address the limitations of previous research. BMC Health Services Research, 12, pp. e34. [RJ]

Tait, R., J., McKetin, R., Kay-Lambkin, F., J., Bennett, K., Tam, A., Bennett, A., Geddes, J., Garrick, A., Christensen, H. and Griffiths, K., M. (2012). Breakingtheice: A protocol for a randomised controlled trial of an internet-based intervention addressing amphetamine-type stimulant use. BMC Psychiatry, 12, pp. e67. doi:10.1186/1471-244X-12-67 [RJ] View web page

Tait, R., J., French, D., J., Burns, R., A. and Anstey, K., J. (2012). Alcohol use and depression from middle age to the oldest old: Gender is more important than age. International Psychogeriatrics, 24, (8), pp. 1275-1283. [RJ]

Tait, R., J., Mackinnon, A. and Christensen, H. (2011). Cannabis use and cognitive function: Eight year trajectory in a young adult cohort. Addiction, 106, pp. 2195-2203. [RJ]

Hulse, G., K., Ngo, H., T. and Tait, R., J. (2010). Risk factors for craving and relapse in heroin users treated with oral or implant naltrexone. Biological Psychiatry, 68, pp. 296-302. [RJ]

Ngo, H., T., Hulse, G., K. and Tait, R., J. (2010). Hospital psychiatric comorbidity and its role in heroin dependence treatment outcomes using naltrexone implant or methadone maintenance. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 25, pp. 774-782. [RJ]

Siru, R., Hulse, G., K., Khan, R., J. and Tait, R., J. (2010). Motivation to quit smoking among hospitalised individuals with and without mental health disorders. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 44, (7), pp. 640-647. doi:10.3109/00048671003627413 [RJ] View web page

Tait, R., J. and Christensen, H. (2010). Internet based interventions for young people with problematic substance use: A systematic review. Medical Journal of Australia, 192, pp. S15-S21. [RJ]

Tait, R., J., Anstey, K., J. and Butterworth, P. (2010). Incidence of Self-Reported Brain Injury and the Relationship with Substance Abuse: Findings from a Longitudinal Community Survey. BMC Public Health. [RJ]

Farid, W., O., McCallum, D., Tait, R., J., Dunlop, S., A. and Hulse, G., K. (2009). Minor pathological changes are induced by naltrexone-poly(DL-lactide) implants in pregnant rats. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, 91, pp. 964-974. [RJ]

Hulse, G., K., Arnold-Reed, D., Morris, N. and Tait, R., J. (2009). Improving clinical outcomes in treating heroin dependence. Archives of General Psychiatry, 66, (10), pp. 1108-1115. [RJ]

Siru, R., Hulse, G., K. and Tait, R., J. (2009). Assessing motivation to quit smoking in persons with mental illness: A review. Addiction, 104, pp. 719-733. [RJ]

Ngo, H., T., Tait, R., J. and Hulse, G., K. (2008). Comparing drug-related hospital morbidity following heroin dependence treatment with methadone maintenance or naltrexone implant. Archives of General Psychiatry, 65, pp. 457-465. [RJ]

Tait, R., J. and Hulse, G., K. (2008). Hospital morbidity associated with the natural history of heroin use. Journal of Opioid Management, 4, (5), pp. 321-327. [RJ]

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